Plan: Dance Party
Lesson Overview
Students will begin the creation of a Dance Party project in Scratch that will show their understanding of loops.
In this first lesson of a three lesson sequence, students will plan out their Dance Party project on paper using a planning guide, then begin building their project using Scratch.
Agenda
⭐️ Introduce: Dance Party projects in Scratch (5 min.)
💥 Mini-Lesson: Using Loops in Scratch: finding and using the repeat loop (5 min.)
📝 Plan: Dance Party project on paper (15-20 min.)
🚧 Build: Dance Party project in Scratch (15-25 min.)
📓 Reflect: (5 min.)
How did the planning guide help you start your project in Scratch?
What are you excited to add to your Dance Party project next class?
Scratch Project Resources
Dance Party starter projects: sprites & backdrops (no code) / exploded code
Dance Party example project: Dinosaur Divas
Vocabulary
event: an action that causes something to happen
loop: repeat a sequence of instructions
program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands
script: a set of Scratch blocks connected together to form a sequence
sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order
Standards
CA CSS 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.13 Decompose problems into smaller, manageable tasks which may themselves be decomposed.
Additional Resources
Scratch website: scratch.mit.edu
Build-a-Band unit plans (from the previous version of the Green level curriculum)
Getting Unstuck Strategies from the Creative Computing Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education